There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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